SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS
REGENER ATIVE ORGANIC AGRICULTURE Regenerative organic agriculture is a system of farming principles and practices that seeks to rehabilitate and enhance the entire ecosystem of the soil. Building upon organic as a baseline, this method of growing food, fibre, and ingredients approaches farming as a holistic system, does not use synthetic pesticides and herbicides, and incorporates high standards for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness. Regenerative organic farming has the potential to sequester more carbon in the soil, mitigate climate change, promote biodiversity, and protect our soil, air, and water. Shif ting both crop and pasture management globally to regenerative 10
systems is a powerful combination that could drawdown more than 100% of annual CO2 emissions, pulling carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil. In 2021, Davines Group star ted partnership with Rodale Institute, pioneer and leader of the research a r o u n d R e g e n e r a t i ve O r g a n i c Agriculture. The objective of this alliance is to expand the supply of regenerative organic ingredients and bring even further the frontiers of sustainability research. Davines Group and Rodale Institute w i ll m ana g e to g et h e r t h e n ew European Regenerative Organic Center, a new research hub that will encompass a 10-hectare site on the
Davines Village campus focusing its studies and education on small- to mid-size European farms growing specialty crops for food, nutrition, and beauty. Supporting farmers in the region, the Center will focus on organic farm management in a Mediterranean climate, as well as the close relationship between p er s o nal c are ingre di ent s and farming. For more information about regenerative agriculture, please visit: https://rodaleinstitute.org/education/ resources/regenerative-agricultureand-the-soil-carbon-solution/
